Effect Of Mo Doping Research Articles

Effects of Mo doping on the structure, adsorption performance, and photocatalytic activity of LaFeO3 nanoparticles: Experimental and DFT studies

In this study, a series of Mo-doped LaFeO3 composite photocatalyst nanoparticles (x-LFMO, x = 0.33, 0.5, 0.67) were synthesized by ultrasonic-assisted sol–gel method under controlled Mo doping. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses indicate that Mo substitutes one-third of the Fe atoms in the B site of the LaFeO3 to form orthogonal perovskite structures LaFe0.67Mo0.33O3, which is the only pure phase crystal formed at stoichiometric Fe to Mo ratios of 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2, respectively. SEM and N2 adsorption/desorption revealed significantly smaller particle sizes (30–50 nm) and the formation of rich channels after Mo doping, thus enriching the specific surface area and pore size dispersion. DRS confirmed that the Mo-doped LFO composites exhibit significantly enhanced absorption in the visible region. This can be further explained by DFT theoretical calculations of energy band structures and density of states, which demonstrate that the effective mass of the electrons in LaFe0.67Mo0.33O3 is reduced and the off-domain properties of the electrons are enhanced, facilitating the excitation and transport of the photogenerated electrons. Kinetic studies showed that Mo-doped composite nanoparticles exhibit excellent adsorption capacity for quinoline, indole, and pyridine, and the pure phase LaFe0.67Mo0.33O3 and 0.5-LFMO performed well for them with removal efficiencies (>98 %) under visible light irradiation. Based on experimental observations and theoretical insights, it is suggested that the higher quantum yield and photocatalytic reactivity of x-LFMO composites are attributed to the bulk oxygen mobility and surface oxygen reactivity promoted by the octahedral distortion of BO6 in LaFe0.67Mo0.33O3 and the heterogeneous structure formed at the interface of the two phases.

Effects of Mo doping on the phase transformation behaviors and the magnetic properties of rare-earth-free MnBi alloy

The high-performance rare-earth-free low-temperature phase Mn–Bi-based permanent magnet alloys (LTP-MnBi) have gained widespread attention, but it still presents a challenge. Here, the LTP-MnBi alloy with Mo element doping was prepared by using arc-melting and subsequent high-vacuum annealing. The crystalline structure, phase transformation behavior, and magnetic properties were systematically investigated. The result showed that Mo element doping significantly improved the stability of the LTP in MnBi alloy. The investigation revealed that the disparity in atomic radius between Mo and Mn, Bi elements played a pivotal role in the formation and stability of the LTP-MnBi. With the increase of Mo content in the LTP-MnBi alloy, the coercivity value remarkably increased from 8.1 kOe to 11.7 kOe with a decrease of saturation magnetization from 71.6 emu/g to 56.5 emu/g, and the maximum energy product gradually reduced from 10.6 MGOe to 7.9 MGOe. The underlying mechanism revealed that magnetic properties were closely related to the fraction and crystal structure of LTP-MnBi. Therefore, magnetic properties of Mo-doped MnBi alloy make them an attractive candidate among the rare-earth-free permanent magnets.

Effect of Mo-doping on the stability of D022 superlattice and mechanical properties in the Ni2.1CoCrFeNb0.2 high entropy alloy

High entropy alloys (HEAs) with D022 superlattice have shown excellent yield strength. However, long-time annealing leads to the decrease of strength due to the coarsening of D022 superlattice. Therefore, stabilizing the D022 phase of HEAs is of critical importance. Here, we report that a minor addition of Mo significantly enhances the phase stability of D022 phase and mechanical performance of Ni2.1CoCrFeNb0.2 HEAs. Experimental results show that the Mo-doping slows down the coarsening of D022 phase significantly by decreasing the diffusivity and reducing the lattice misfit between precipitates and matrix. Due to the enhanced coarsening resistance of D022 phase, the Mo-doped Ni2.1CoCrFeNb0.2 HEA shows good strength and ductility after long-term aging. These insights provide some guidelines for the design of precipitation-hardened alloys for high-temperature application.

Effect of Mo-Doping on the Proton-Conducting BaCe0.9-xMoxY0.1O3-δ Electrolyte at Intermediate Temperature SOFCs

Perovskites have been attracting much attention because of their many potential applications as solid electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). Among various kinds of perovskite materials, the Y2+ doped BaCe0.9Y0.1O3-δ (BCY) have been investigated extensively. It is noted that the doped BCY have good stability and relatively high protonic conductivity. However, the sintering temperature of BCY is very high above 1600 °C to achieve the required densification. High sintering temperature leads to evaporation of barium and the subsequent segregation of doped elements. As a result of this, the electrochemical properties of BaCe0.7Zr0.1Y0.2O3-δ electrolyte are reduced. At high temperatures, it’s difficult to maintain the porous structure of electrodes and causes the formation of impurity phases. So, in order to overcome this issue, we doped Mo- to BCY and reduce the sintering temperature of the electrolyte without comprising its performance. The sol-gel method was followed for the preparation of Ba1Ce0.9-xMoxY0.1O3-δ (BCMY, x=0.025%-0.2%) powder. The precursor's Ba(NO3)2, Ce(NO3)3.6H2O, Y(NO3)3.6H2O, and (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O in the stoichiometric ratio were dissolved in a mixture of water, citric acid, and glycine used as chelating agents in the molar ratio of 1:2:1. The solution was heated at 100 °C and was constantly stirred till it becomes a gel. The dried precursor was then heated at 350 °C for 2 hrs to remove the organic residues through combustion. Afterward, it was calcined at a temperature of 1100 °C for 10 hrs and finally, a white powder of BCMY was obtained. The synthesized BCMY electrolytes were sintered at 900, 1000, and 1100 °C to observe the effects of low sintering temperature on the structural, morphological, and electrical properties of BCMY. All BCMY electrolyte materials exhibited a crystalline perovskite structure and were found to be thermally stable as shown in XRD (Fig. 1 (a, b)). The morphology and element distribution of the BCY and BCMY electrolyte were observed by the scanning electron microscope (SEM, (Fig. 1c)) and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX). SEM images show that BaCe0.9Y0.1O3-δ electrolyte sinterability and densifications are significantly improved. Fully dense pellets are sintered by using 0.025-0.2 mole% Mo. Energy dispersive spectroscopy shows that sintering aids are uniformly distributed throughout the structure. This study demonstrates BCMY as a dense proton-conducting electrolyte for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. The BCMY with Mo-doping appears to be a potential candidate for sintering at low temperatures. Sintering facilitates addition from oxygen vaccines, which ease ionic conduction through the electrolyte, result in a low activation energy of at moderate temperatures. Fully dense pellets are sintered by using 0.025-0.2 mole% Mo. This method of decreasing the BCMY sintering temperature is useful in improving the SOFC performance.

Synthesis, mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of high-entropy (TiTaNbZrMox)(CN) ceramics

Novel high-entropy (TiTaNbZrMoX)(CN) (x = 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 at%) carbonitride ceramics were synthesised using the carbothermal reduction-nitridation and spark plasma sintering methods. The effects of Mo doping on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and thermal characteristics of these high-entropy ceramics were investigated. The increase in Mo contents caused increased grain size, uniform distribution of elements, improved Vickers hardness and fracture toughness, and reduced thermal conductivity at the same temperature. High-entropy (TiTaNbZrMo0.2)(CN) ceramic displayed superior Vickers hardness of 21.41 GPa and fracture toughness of 4.34 MPa·m1/2, compared with 20.51 GPa and 3.94 MPa·m1/2 for (TiTaNbZr)(CN) ceramic, respectively. Density functional theory calculations indicated that adding Mo atoms promoted the hybridisation of metal and carbon elements, thereby preferentially enhancing electron filling in the bonding orbital due to high valence electrons. This, in turn, improved the mechanical properties of (TiTaNbZrMox)(CN) ceramics. Additionally, the increased Mo contents strengthened covalent bonding and induced lattice distortion, reducing the thermal conductivity of high-entropy ceramics.

Effect of Mo doping in NiO nanoparticles for structural modification and its efficiency for antioxidant, antibacterial applications

Novel molybdenum (Mo)-doped nickel oxide (NiO) Nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by using a simple sonochemical methodology and the synthesized NPs were investigated for antioxidant, and antibacterial applications. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that the crystal systems of rhombohedral (21.34 nm) and monoclinic (17.76 nm) were observed for pure NiO and Mo-doped NiO NPs respectively. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results show that the pure NiO NPs possess irregular spherical shape with an average particle size of 93.89 nm while the Mo-doped NiO NPs exhibit spherical morphology with an average particle size of 85.48 nm. The ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectrum further indicated that the pure and Mo-doped NiO NPs exhibited strong absorption band at the wavelengths of 365 and 349 nm, respectively. The free radical scavenging activity of NiO and Mo-doped NiO NPs was also investigated by utilizing several biochemical assays. The Mo-doped NiO NPs showed better antioxidant activity (84.2%) towards ABTS. + at 200 µg/mL in comparison to their pure counterpart which confirmed that not only antioxidant potency of the doped NPs was better than pure NPs but this efficacy was also concentration dependant as well. The NiO and Mo-doped NiO NPs were further evaluated for their antibacterial activity against gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and gram-negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) bacterial strains. The Mo-doped NiO NPs displayed better antibacterial activity (25 mm) against E. coli in comparison to the pure NPs. The synthesized NPs exhibited excellent aptitude for multi-dimensional applications.

The novel preparation method of thermochromic VO2 films with a low phase transition temperature by thermal oxidation of V–Mo cosputtered alloy films

Vanadium dioxide (VO2) has been studied extensively for its unique insulator-metal transition characteristics and potential applications in thermochromic smart windows, switching devices, and infrared detectors. However, how to balance the metal-insulator transition temperature, luminous transmittance (Tlum) and solar modulation ability (ΔTsol) of VO2 thin films remains a challenge. In this work, high-quality thermochromic VO2 thin films were prepared by a two-step method of magnetron sputtering and thermal oxidation annealing. Metallic and alloyed V–Mo layers were first deposited by direct-current reactive magnetron sputtering, and then a thermal oxidation annealing process was used to obtain pure and Mo-doped VO2 thin films. The Mo content in the films was regulated by changing the sputtering power of the vanadium target, and the effect of Mo doping on the crystallinity, microstructure, phase transition temperature and optical properties of VO2 thin films was studied. The shift of the VO2(011) peak to a lower 2θ angle in the XRD patterns showed that Mo was successfully diffused into vanadium dioxide films. The phase transition temperatures were decreased continuously from 57.4 to 32.7 °C by decreasing the sputtering power of vanadium. The thinner Mo-doped VO2 thin films showed higher luminous transmittance and lower transition temperature. Our results were shown to be an innovative preparation method to fabricate thermochromic VO2 films with a low phase transition temperature, balanced luminous transmittance and solar modulation ability by thermal oxidation of V–Mo cosputtered alloy films.

Effect of Mo doping on the electrical and magnetic properties of antiferromagnetic CrSe

Recently 2-dimentional (2D) magnetic materials have gained a lot of attention due to their peculiar magnetic properties, originated from the quantum confinement. Here, we report on the synthesis, magnetic and electrical transport properties of Mo doped Cr1-xMoxSe (x = 0.0, 0.01, and 0.03) polycrystalline systems. Room temperature powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) data confirm that all the samples are formed into the hexagonal crystal structure with a space group of P63/mmc. Electrical resistivity measurements suggest that all the samples are metallic in nature. From magnetic measurements, we observe a bifurcation between ZFC and FC curves in all the samples almost at the same temperature of 225 K, suggesting for an antiferromagnetic transition at this temperature that is not affected with Mo doping. Magnetization measurements suggest for a mixed magnetic phase at low temperatures, means, weak ferromagnetism is found in addition to the antiferromagnetic ordering for the parent system. Mo doping leads to a couple of additional antiferromagnetic magnetic transitions. We further noticed decreasing magnetic moment with increasing Mo doping.

Effects of Mo-Doping on the Enhanced Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Performance of Ceo2 Nanorods: Theoretical and Experimental Investigations

Effects of Mo-Doping on the Enhanced Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Performance of Ceo2 Nanorods: Theoretical and Experimental Investigations

Effect of Mo doping on the microstructures and mechanical properties of ZnO and AZO ceramics

ZnO ceramics should have good mechanical properties to meet their applications in semiconductor industry. Based on experiments and the first principles, the effect of Mo doping on the microstructure and the mechanical properties of ZnO and AZO ceramics were studied, and the model of the effect of Mo doping on ZnO crystal defects was established. The results of the structures and fracture-surface morphology of different systems show that doping Mo atoms is beneficial for ZnO and AZO ceramics to eliminate the lattice defects, promote the grain growth and reduce the porosity at low doping concentration. However, when the doping concentration is too high, the new phase of Zn3Mo2O9 is formed and precipitated in 4MZO crystal. Correspondingly, the lattice distorted of doping systems is so serious that hinders the growth of grains and further affects the mechanical properties. Then, the bilinear stress-strain (σ-ε) relationship was constructed by nanoindentation and finite element method. The results of mechanical properties by nanoindentation experiment and the first-principles simulation show that doping Mo can improve the hardness, elastic modulus, initial yield stress, plastic tangent modulus and creep resistance of ZnO and AZO ceramics. In particular, the mechanical properties of MZO ceramics are significantly improved because of the formation of Mo–O covalent bond between Mo6+ and O2−. In addition, it is worth noting that due to the synergistic and compensation effect of Al and Mo co-doped atoms, which is favor for reducing the lattice strain, improving the resistance to lattice deformation and forming the covalence of MAZO system, the mechanical properties of MAZO ceramics are increased remarkably.

Mo-Doped SnO2 Quantum Dots Dispersed Over Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets as an Efficient Anode Material

Abstract We explore the effect of Mo doping over the large enhancement of electrochemical property of Mo-doped SnO2 quantum dots (3–5 nm) grown over rGO (reduced graphene oxide) sheets by a soft chemical process in ambient conditions. The composites were prepared over a range of Mo doping concentrations (0–10%) and 5% Mo doping had achieved the best energy storage characteristics. The capacity of the active material could reach ∼851 mAh g−1 (@ 78 mA g−1) in the beginning and that retained ∼89% (∼758 mAh g−1) with superior cyclic stability (100 cycles) and rate capability (506 mAh g−1 @ ∼1.5 A g−1). The addition of the reductant of 0.06 mol during the synthesis procedure led to further improvement of the capacity to ∼875 mAh g−1 (∼92% retention) and the rate capability (∼587 mAh g−1). These impressive results are ascribed to the distribution of Mo-doped SnO2 QDs, doping of Mo6+ at Sn4+ lattice sites providing more electrons for easy electrical transport, reduction of GO (graphene oxide) to rGO. Mo doping led to the decline in the charge transfer resistance (Rct) from 14.99 Ω for un-doped SnO2/rGO to 14.09 Ω (2.5%), 11.61 Ω (5%), and 11.4 Ω (10%) and promote the electrochemical property of the composite. A simple room-temperature synthesis process was used to produce Mo-doped SnO2/rGO nanocomposite and can be employed for the production of many other oxides and their composites for interesting applications.

Effect of Mo doping on the gaseous hydrogen embrittlement of a CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy

By using slow-strain-rate tensile test and post-mortem characterization of microstructure and fractography, we found that Mo-doping can simultaneously improve the strength and hydrogen resistance of an equi-molar CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy. At a high hydrogen concentration of 55.51 mass ppm, CoCrNi exhibited brittle intergranular fracture. By contrast, (CoCrNi)97Mo3 possessed a mixed fracture morphology with lots of dimples and a small portion of intergranular feature. We attributed the enhanced hydrogen resistance to the Mo-promoted twinning-dominated deformation process, which can suppress the redistribution of hydrogen concentration by dislocation motion, and thus inhibit the hydrogen-induced grain boundary decohesion.

Mo-doped, Cr-Doped, and Mo–Cr codoped TiO2 thin-film photocatalysts by comparative sol-gel spin coating and ion implantation

Uniformly codoped anatase TiO2 thin films of varying (equal) Mo and Cr concentrations (≤1.00 mol% for each dopant) were fabricated using sol-gel spin coating and deposited on fused silica substrates. All films were annealed at 450 °C for 2 h to recrystallise anatase. Undoped anatase films have been subjected to dual ion implantation for the first time, using Mo, Cr, and sequential Mo + Cr at 1 × 1014 atoms/cm2. The films were characterised by GAXRD, AFM, SIMS, XPS, and UV–Vis and the performance was assessed by dye degradation. Despite the volumetric doping by sol-gel and the directional doping by ion implantation, neither method resulted in homogeneous dopant distributions. Both methods caused decreasing crystallinities and associated partial amorphisation. The XPS signal of the uniformly codoped films is dominated by undissolved dopant ions, which is not the case for the ion-implanted films. Increasing Ti valences are attributed to the fully oxidised condition of the Ti4+ ions that diffuse to the surface from Ti vacancy formation compared to the Ti valence of the bulk lattice, which contains Ti3+. Increasing O valence is attributed to the electronegativity of O2−, which is higher than that of Ti4+. Detailed structural mechanisms for the solubility and energetics mechanisms involve the initial formation of Mo and Cr interstitials that fill the two voids adjacent to the central Ti ion in the TiO6 octahedron, followed by integrated solid solubility (ISS) and intervalence/multivalence charge transfer (IVCT/MVCT). The sequential order of the last two is reversed for the two different doping methods. These two effects are likely to be the source of synergy, if any, between the two dopant ions. The photocatalytic performances of the uniformly codoped films are relatively poor and correlate well with the band gap (Eg). The performances of the ion-implanted films do not correlate with the Eg, where TiO2–Mo performs poorly but TiO2–Cr and TiO2–Mo–Cr outperform the undoped film. These results are interpreted in terms of the competition between the effects of Mo doping, which causes partial amorphisation and/or blockage of active sites, and Cr doping, which may cause Mo–Cr synergism, Cr-based heterojunction formation, and/or improved charge-carrier separation owing to the surface-deposition nature of ion implantation.

Effect of Mo doping on phase change performance of Sb2Te3 * *Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2017YFB0701703 and 2017YFA0206101), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61874151), and the Science and Technology Council of Shanghai, China (Grant Nos. 19JC1416801 and 19JC1416802).

Mo, as a dopant, is doped into SbTe to improve its thermal stability. It is shown in this paper that the Mo-doped Sb2Te3 (Mo0.26Sb2Te3, MST) material possesses phase change memory (PCM) applications. MST has better thermal stability than Sb2Te3(ST) and will crystallize only when the annealing temperature is higher than 250 °C. With the good thermal stability, MST-based PCM cells have a fast crystallization time of 6 ns. Furthermore, endurance up to 4 × 105 cycles with a resistance ratio of more than one order of magnitude makes MST a promising candidate for PCM applications.

Effect of Mo-doping on the structure, magnetic and optical characteristics of nano CuCo2O4

The changes in the properties of the supercapacitor electrode material copper cobaltite, prepared by a simple hydrothermal procedure, were investigated upon doping with Mo with different ratios (CuCo1-xMoxO4, x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2). The effect of doping on the structural, microstructural parameters, cation distribution was studied using Rietveld analysis for x-ray diffraction patterns. Results evidenced the incorporation of Mo6+ ions substitutionally for Co3+ ions, which is confirmed by the vibrational bands obtained from Fourier transform infrared spectrometry and by the vibrating sample magnetometer measurements. The particle morphology and size distribution of the samples were investigated using high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) imaging. The influence of Mo-doping on the absorbance behavior of copper cobaltite was examined utilizing measured absorbance diffused spectra; the bandgap structure of doped samples was greatly affected. The changes that occurred in the optical band gap upon doping were explained using the Burstein–Moss shift effect. The photoluminescence intensity was affected by the amount of Mo doping. The samples emitted violet, blue, and yellow colors depending on the amount of doping.

Effect of Mo-doping in SnO2 thin film photoanodes for water oxidation

New semiconducting metal oxides of various compositions are of great interest for efficient solar water oxidation. In this report, Mo-doped SnO2 (Mo:SnO2) thin films deposited by reactive magnetron co-sputtering in the Ar and O2 gas environment are studied. The Sn to Mo ratio in the films can be controlled by changing the O2 partial pressure and the deposition power of the Sn and Mo targets. Increasing the Mo concentration in the film leads to the increase in the oxygen vacancy density, which limits the maximum achievable photocurrent density. The thin films exhibit a direct band gap of 2.7 eV, the maximum achievable photocurrent density of 0.6 mA cm−2 at 0 VRHE and the onset potential of 0.14 VRHE. The incident photon to current transfer (IPCE) efficiency of 22% is shown at a 450 nm wavelength. The initial performance of the Mo:SnO2 thin films is evaluated for solar water oxidation.

Effects of Mo-doping on the microstructure and mechanical properties of CoCrNi medium entropy alloy

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Effect of process parameters on the phase transition property of molybdenum-doped vanadium dioxide nanorods

In the present study, we report a facile, low-cost and scalable hydrothermal technique to synthesize Mo-doped vanadium dioxide nanoparticles. The effects of Mo-doping and hydrothermal reaction time on the phase transition properties of 1-D vanadium dioxide nanoparticles were investigated. X-ray diffraction patterns of the sample show a decrease in intensity and slight shift of the peaks towards lower 2-theta with increasing dopant concentration. Moreover, increased hydrothermal reaction time from 6, 12, 24, 48 h shows formation of smaller crystalline nanoparticles with increasing reaction time. The presence of Mo in the vanadium dioxide lattice structure was confirmed by X-ray energy-dispersive spectrometer. From differential scanning calorimetry studies, change in temperature (∆T) between the endothermic and exothermic peaks decreases with increasing dopant concentration from about 15 °C at 0.5 at.% doping to 8.5 °C at 2.5 at.% doping level. The results, in general, reveal that the as-prepared Mo-doped vanadium dioxide nanorods exhibit high purity and crystallinity and are best candidate nanostructured materials for smart switching applications such as thermochromic windows.

High Performance Li-Ion Battery Electrode with Hierarchical Ordered Porous Microstructure

Rechargeable batteries are important components of many systems and devices and a high capacity battery that can be rapidly charged remains a top research and development priority. Important performance factors like capacity, energy density, and power density strongly depend on chemical nature and the microstructure of the porous electrodes. Highly tortuous porous electrodes and long lithium ion pathway due to pore blockage by inactive material are detrimental to the energy and power density. Our goal is to investigate the potential of fabricating low tortuosity, controlled porosity Li-ion battery electrodes by taking advantage of the hierarchical ordered porous microstructure, which can be obtained using freeze tape casting technique. For this research, Lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12) powders with and without molybdenum doping (LTO and MoLTO respectively) were synthesized by a solid-state method and used to fabricate electrodes on Cu foil using a normal tape-cast method and a novel freeze-tape-cast. Modest molybdenum doping produces a significant electronic conductivity increase (e.g. 1 mS cm-1 for MoLTO vs 10-7 mS.cm-1 for LTO) that is thought to reflect a partial Ti4+ reduction to Ti3+ with charge compensation by the Mo6+ dopant, producing a stable mixed-valent Ti4+/3+ state. Freeze-tape-cast electrodes were fabricated by a variant of the normal tape-cast method that includes a rapid freezing step in which the solvent in the Cu-foil-supported slurry is rapidly frozen on a cold finger then subsequently sublimed to create unidirectional columnar macropores in the electrode. The effect of Mo doping, freezing rate, electrode thickness on electrochemical behavior of electrodes were investigated. The resulting freeze tape cast electrodes exhibit high porosity and low tortuosity which enhances electrolyte accessibility throughout the full electrode thickness. Freeze-tape-cast electrodes subjected to galvanostatic charge-discharge testing as cathodes in cells vs. a lithium metal anode exhibit higher specific capacity and lower capacity loss at high discharge rates compared with normal-tape-cast electrodes of the same mass loading, despite the fact that the freeze-tape-cast electrodes are nearly twice as thick as the normal tape cast electrodes. We show that these engineered porous electrodes of MoLTO have improved energy and power density compared with randomly oriented uniform porosity electrodes – feature of the current generation of battery electrodes.